diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Infrastructures/DistributedLocker.cs b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Infrastructures/DistributedLocker.cs
index a5373cd1..25c3a047 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Infrastructures/DistributedLocker.cs
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/BotSharp.Core/Infrastructures/DistributedLocker.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public class DistributedLocker
 
     public async Task<T> Lock<T>(string resource, Func<Task<T>> action, int timeoutInSeconds = 30)
     {
-        await ConnectToRedis();
+        await ConnectToRedisAsync();
 
         var timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds);
 
@@ -31,25 +31,35 @@ public class DistributedLocker
         }
     }
 
-    public async Task Lock(string resource, Action action, int timeoutInSeconds = 30)
+    public void Lock(string resource, Action action, int timeoutInSeconds = 30)
     {
-        await ConnectToRedis();
+        ConnectToRedis();
 
         var timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds);
 
         var @lock = new RedisDistributedLock(resource, connection.GetDatabase());
-        await using (var handle = await @lock.TryAcquireAsync(timeout))
+        using (var handle = @lock.TryAcquire(timeout))
         {
             if (handle == null)
             {
                 Serilog.Log.Logger.Error($"Acquire lock for {resource} failed due to after {timeout}s timeout.");
-                
             }
-            action();
+            else
+            {
+                action();
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    private async Task ConnectToRedis()
+    private void ConnectToRedis()
+    {
+        if (connection == null)
+        {
+            connection = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(_settings.Redis);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async Task ConnectToRedisAsync()
     {
         if (connection == null)
         {